2 Dec
2025
2 Dec
'25
2:50 p.m.
MicroVMS existed up to V4.7, and supported a few older MicroVAX models only:
MicroVAX I and MicroVAX II
MicroVAX 2000
MicroVAX 3500 and MicroVAX 3600
so none of the newer SCSI supporting MicroVAX 3100s.
I know that very well, I managed those systems back in the 80ties, and many
of them are in my private collection now.
All of the newer models need VMS V5 at least.
Ulli
Wayne S <wayne.sudol(a)hotmail.com> schrieb am Di., 2. Dez. 2025, 20:33:
I read that the model of 3100 determined what
versions of Vms it could
support. Microvms was available for earlier models.
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 2, 2025, at 11:12, Hans-Ulrich Hölscher
via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
To my knowledge support for the MicroVAX 3100 started with VMS V5.2 or
5.2-1.
Sometimes there was a kind of preliminary support in earlier versions,
but
the MicroVAX 3100 is definitively not listed in
the VMS V5.1 Software
Product Description. Unfortunately I do not own an SPD for VMS V5.2 or
VMS
V5.2-1, which could give the confirmation of
official support.
Maybe there's info somewhere inther DEC manuals, too.
Ulli
> Am Di., 2. Dez. 2025 um 13:39 Uhr schrieb John H. Reinhardt via cctalk <
> cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>gt;:
>
>> On 12/2/2025 12:00 AM, Peter Ekstrom via cctalk wrote:
>> I have a MicroVAX 3100 on its way now, and as I understand the info I
> have
>> found, VMS 4.x isn't supported on that machine?
>>
>> - Peter
> Unfortunately not. The depending on the model, MicroVAX 3100 series
> ranges from VAX/VMS V5.1 and up. What model did you end up getting?
Which
> Ebay listing was it? (if you don't mind
me asking).
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVMS#Release_history
>
> There is another, better list of releaes but I can't seem to find it at
> the moment. Hopefully someone else has it.
>
>
> John H. Reinhardt
>
>
>